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February 25-28, 2026
Hilton Orlando Lake, Buena Vista, Orlando, FL
Program Chair: Kola Okuyemi, MD, MPH
* A more detailed agenda will be posted soon. Please note, some sessions may be subject to change as the schedule develops. The website will be continuously updated. Items in bold require additional registration.
Tuesday, February 24 (LEADS Workshop)
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- LEADS Fellowship Workshop - 2025-2026 + 2026-2027 Cohorts (12:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
Wednesday, February 25 (Pre-Conferences)
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- ADFM Board Meeting (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
- ADFM LEADS Fellowship Workshop - 2025-2026 + 2026-2027 Cohorts (8:00 AM - 1:00 PM)
- BRC Fellowship Meeting (8:00 AM - 1:00 PM)
- Administrator's Pre-Conference: Developing ourselves, our teams, and our departments (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
- Leader Development Preconference: Becoming the Chair, Being the Chair, Beyond the Chair (1:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
- Building Research Capacity Preconference - Research Curriculum for Department Chairs (1:00 PM - 4:30 PM)
- New Attendee Orientation (5:00 PM - 5:30 PM)
- Celebrating the LEADS Fellowship: Fellows, Alumni, Mentors, & Supporters Reception (5:30 PM)
- Dine Arounds + Board Dinner (6:30 PM - )
Thursday, February 26
6:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Wellness Session (6:00 AM - 7:00 AM)
- Topical Breakfast Tables (7:00 AM - 8:30 AM)
- Welcome, President's Speech, and Business Meeting (8:30 AM - 9:30 AM)
- Cultivating Yourself and Your Team: A Pragmatic Approach to the Messy Work of Finding a Fulfilling Path in Academic Medicine (9:30 AM - 11:45 AM)
- Networking Lunch & Strategic Committees Meet (11:45 AM - 1:00 PM)
- Government Relations Update (1:00 PM - 1:30 PM)
- Raising All Boats: Creating a National Network of AI Centers of Excellence in Family Medicine (1:30 PM - 3:00 PM)
- LEADS Ignite Talks (3:00 PM - 4:30 PM)
- Welcome Happy Hour Reception (5:00 PM - 6:00 PM)
Friday, February 27
6:00 AM - 8:00 PM
- Wellness Session (6:00 AM - 7:00 AM)
- Breakfast + State & Regional Networking Tables (7:00 AM - 8:00 AM)
- National Research Strategic Plan Update (8:00 AM - 8:30 AM)
- How to Fund a Primary Care Growth Strategy in Academic Family Medicine (8:30 AM - 9:45 AM)
- Innovation Showcases (10:00 AM - 11:00 AM)
- Updates in the Discipline (11:15 AM - 12:30 PM)
- Leadership & Management Dilemmas Session (12:45 PM - 2:45 PM)
- Afternoon On Your Own (12:30 PM - )
Saturday, February 28
7:30 AM - 12:45 PM
- Breakfast + Focused Networking Tables (7:30 AM - 8:30 AM)
- Innovation Showcases (8:45 AM - 9:45 AM)
- Engaging Philanthropy in Academic Family Medicine: Lessons Learned (10:00 AM - 11:30 AM)
- Conference Close (11:30 AM - 12:00 PM )
- 2026 Conference Planning Committee Meeting - All Welcome! (12:15 PM -12:45 PM)
Registration
If you are registering as a senior leader (only for those who are nominated by their chair/admin to attend and are not already an ADFM associate member), please complete this form and send it to Kim Sevedge at adfm@adfm.org.
Accommodations: If you need any accommodations (such as assistive listening devices, a printed agenda, or other requests), there is a space to note that in the registration form. Once you indicate you need an accommodation, staff will reach out for more information.
Please also note that IF YOU ARE REGISTERING ON BEHALF OF SOMEONE ELSE, you MUST BE LOGGED IN UNDER THEIR ACCOUNT in order for the system to process your registration correctly.
Conference Registration Pricing
|
Registration Type |
Conference Registration |
Renew Dues with Registration |
|
Chair |
$700 |
$2,253 |
|
Senior Leader |
$700 |
N/A |
|
Associate |
$700 |
$1,337 |
|
Associate (Retired/Not Employed) |
$700 |
$1,017 |
|
Administrator |
$620 |
$964 |
|
Associate Administrator |
$620 |
$937 |
|
Administrator Senior Leader |
$620 |
N/A |
Additional Sessions
|
Session |
Cost |
Attendees |
|
2/25 Administrator’s Preconference |
$155 |
Administrators only |
|
2/25 Leadership Development Preconference |
$80 |
Open to all attendees; ADFM LEADS Fellows, Senior Leaders, and New Chairs encouraged to attend |
|
2/25 Building Research Capacity Preconference |
$80 |
Open to all attendees; BRC Fellows and those interested in growing their research capacity are encouraged to attend. |
|
2/27 Leadership and Management Dilemmas Workshop (lunch included) |
$150 |
Open to all attendees |
2026 ADFM Annual Conference Hotel Information
Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista
1751 Hotel Plaza Boulevard
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Conference Hotel Rate
The ADFM Annual Conference group rate is $259 for single/double occupancy plus taxes. The deadline to make your reservations at the discounted rate Sunday, February 1, 2026.
Reserve your room at the Hilton Lake Buena Vista today.
Airport & Transportation
The Hilton Lake Buena Vista is 16 miles from the Orlando International Airport. There are a variety of transportation options available from the airport.
Innovation Showcase
Please consider submitting a proposal on an innovation in your department/work you've done in your department, highlighting new or creative ideas that other departments can learn from and apply in their own institutions. Through the Innovations Showcase, we hope to capture and share new or creative ideas that other departments can learn from and apply in their own institutions across any of a department's mission areas or operations.
We anticipate that the Innovation Showcase sessions will take place on Thursday (2/26) or Saturday (2/28) of the conference.
Deadline to Apply: September 3, 2025
Please note: If you are selected to present in an Innovation Showcase, you will be required to register for the conference.
ADFM Staff will notify applicants of their application status by October 6, 2025.
Breakfast Table Topics
The topics for these discussion tables can be specific (e.g. something you are doing in your department that you want to share), general (e.g. open discussion of a topic), or focused on networking. As a facilitator of the discussion topic, you would host two separate groups, 45 minutes allotted for each, during the breakfast hour on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
Deadline to Apply: October 28, 2025
If you are interested in hosting a Breakfast Table Discussion Topic, please complete this form!
Things to Do in Orlando
Attendees to the 2026 ADFM Annual Conference can access discounted tickets to Disney.
You and your guests can access:
- Partial-Day Tickets – Perfect for post-meeting fun
- Advance Purchase Savings – Save up to 20%* on 1-day and multi-day tickets when purchased before your event starts
- Additional Disney Magic – Multi-day tickets include an extra Disney experience
- Flexible Dates – Special pricing available 7 days before, during, and 7 days after the conference
Disney World not your speed? Check out other Orlando area attractions and events here.
